1. A Comparative Study of DNA Complexation with Mg(II) and Ca(II) in Aqueous Solution: Major and Minor Grooves Bindings 
R. Ahmad, H. Arakawa, H.A. Tajmir-Riahi 
Biophysical Journal 
Volume 84, Issue 4, Pages (April 2003)
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2. Figure 1
FTIR spectra (top three curves) and difference FTIR spectra [(DNA solution+metal ion)−(DNA solution)] (two bottom curves) of the uncomplexed calf thymus DNA and its Mg and Ca complexes in aqueous solution at pH=7.4 with various cation/DNA(P) molar ratios in the region of 1800–600cm−1.
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3. Figure 2
Intensity ratio variations for several DNA in-plane vibrations at 1717 (guanine, thymine), 1663 (thymine, guanine, adenine, cytosine), 1609 (adenine), 1492 (cytosine, guanine), and 1222cm−1 (PO2 stretch) as a function of Mg and Ca concentrations (different cation-DNA(P) molar ratios).
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4. Figure 3
Plots for cation concentrations versus increase of peak height for the Mg and Ca complexes. Incubation of constant concentration of DNA (1.25mM of phosphate) with various concentrations of cations were carried out in 10mM Tris-HCl and 4mM NaCl (pH 7.4), and the mixtures were subjected to capillary electrophoresis. The increase of peak height in cation-DNA was determined by subtracting the peak height of the free DNA from each cation-DNA adduct.
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5. Figure 4 Scatchard plot for the Mg-DNA complexes.
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6. Figure 5 Scatchard plot for the Ca-DNA complexes.
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